24/05/2023
Lovely little chapel surrounded by the countryside the first time we've actually been inside of it
Beautiful little building
We did leave donations on leaving the premises & closed the gate
The chapel was built using local materials in 1733 by local people who also raised money to pay for a minister A tower was added in 1755.
Jenkin Chapel, stands in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles (7 km) northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The chapel lies at the junction of three ancient trackways, known as "salters' ways" because they were used by packhorses carrying salt. Later the tracks were used by cattle drovers and sheep dealers.[2] It is an Anglican chapel in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. Its benefice is combined with those of Holy Trinity, Rainow and Forest Chapel, Macclesfield Forest.[3]
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Jenkin Chapel in 2003
Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 983 766LocationSaltersford, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsite[1]HistoryStatusParish churchFounded1733DedicationJohn the BaptistArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II*Designated14 April 1967Architectural typeChurchGroundbreaking1733Completed1755SpecificationsMaterialsStone
Kerridge stone-slate roofAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseChesterArchdeaconryMacclesfieldDeaneryMacclesfieldParishRainow with Saltersford and ForestClergyVicar(s)Revd Simon Gowler
From the south, showing tower staircase
HistoryEdit
The chapel was built using local materials in 1733 by local people who also raised money to pay for a minister.[2] A tower was added in 1755.[1]
ArchitectureEdit
The appearance of the chapel is more that of a Georgian farmhouse with a chimney stack than a church.[2] It consists of a two-storey nave, a one-storey chapel and vestry, and a three-stage tower with a saddleback roof.[1] The tower has an external staircase, a bell chamber and a porch with stone benches.[2] A chimney rises from the middle of the south wall.[1] The windows are Georgian in style, with sashes and small panes of glass.[4]
Inside the chapel are box pews, an octagonal pulpit and a carved reading desk. The chancel is panelled and divided from the nave by rails consisting of turned balusters. Hanging from a lintel at the entrance to the chancel are similar balusters forming an arch.[4] In the chancel is a small stone font with an oak cover. At the west end is a gallery on which is the coat of arms of the Stopford family who lived in nearby Saltersford Hall (itself a Grade II listed building) in the 17th century. On the floor are grave slabs relating to the Turner family who were later residents of the hall.[2] Chapel registers date...
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